Short birdwatching visit · Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Year-round woodland visit; spring song and autumn colour
- Headline birds
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Wood Warbler
- Parking
- Paid parking includes disabled spaces; register a Blue Badge at the visitor centre.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Dinmore Hill, near Leominster · HR6 0PY
Queenswood combines an arboretum with ancient native woodland, offering a different Herefordshire birding visit from a lake-side hide session. The Trust names Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Wood Warbler alongside Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker and Blackcap among its woodland birds. Choose from waymarked routes and take time to listen along rides and glades rather than constantly moving between trees. Some paths use compacted stone for easier access, and mobility Trampers are available to hire. The visitor centre and café provide a practical break during a longer visit. Use the Dinmore Hill arrival and follow the route signs through the public woodland.
Birds and seasons
- Great Spotted Woodpecker — Season not stated by the source Source for Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Green Woodpecker — Season not stated by the source Source for Green Woodpecker
- Blackcap — Season not stated by the source Source for Blackcap
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Wood Warbler · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Wood Warbler
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Waymarked trails include surfaced easy-access sections.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Paid parking includes disabled spaces; register a Blue Badge at the visitor centre.
- Dogs
- The operator welcomes responsible dog owners; follow its current guidance.
- Access notes
- An easy-access trail supports electric mobility vehicles, with two Trampers for hire.
- Step-free access
- An easy-access trail supports electric mobility vehicles, with two Trampers for hire.
Getting there: Use the Dinmore Hill visitor entrance, postcode HR6 0PY. The operator identifies bus 492 between Hereford and Leominster with a stop by the entrance; check actual journeys.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Highnam Woods · 26.3 straight-line miles
- Stiperstones National Nature Reserve · 30.2 straight-line miles
- Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve · 46.1 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Nagshead, 27.4 miles away in a straight line.
- Bodenham Lake · 1.1 miles in a straight line
- Lugg Meadow · 7.1 miles in a straight line
- Wessington Pasture · 11.7 miles in a straight line